Looks a very nice museum. One thing though I thought the Swastika was a banned symbol in Germany?

The swastika is only allowed in its historical context – museums, historical documentaries, etc. For example, in the railway museum in Koblenz you can see Herman Göring’s personal train which has retained it’s original emblems (as well as a rather large refrigerator).

I happen to work for the Luftwaffe (teaching English) and one of the first things I was told when I got the job was that Nazi symbolism was strictly forbidden in lessons. It’s a bit schizophrenic, because our base is named after a Second World War fighter ace, with a portait of him displayed in the cafeteria. When I produced a worksheet about him I had to blank out the emblem on the tail of his aircraft.

Still, I can’t blame them for being touchy about the whole subject.